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Reply #6: CO has always been difficult. That's nothing new. [View All]

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hedda_foil

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Fri Nov-28-03 06:33 PM
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6. CO has always been difficult. That's nothing new.

The problem with drafting women is that even during Viet Nam, married men with children were exempted, as (I believe was the case in WWII as well). For the first several years, students were deferred and married men were exempted. Also, no-one over 25 was drafted.

Now they're talking about much a older age range, married and children as far as I can see, and men and women. What that boils down to is both mothers and fathers in the military involuntarily. What the f*ck happens to the kids?

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